A teacher made a Hitler joke in the classroom. It tore the school apart
Source: New York Times Ben Frisch opened his Feb. 14 pre-calculus class at Friends Seminary the same way that he opened all his classes over the course of his 34 […]
President Trump Is Using His Anti-Mueller Playbook on Woodward
Source: Time By BRIAN BENNETT and RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH For President Donald Trump, Bob Woodward presents a similar challenge as Robert Mueller. The two men are veterans of the Washington Establishment, respected by […]
20 Years Of Google Has Changed the Way We Think. Here’s How, According to a Historian of Information
By LILY ROTHMAN September 4, 2018 It might sound obvious to say that Google has changed the world in the 20 years since it was founded on Sept. 4, 1998. Google, and its parent companyAlphabet, is involved in […]
Ayanna Pressley: African-American woman wins Massachusetts primary
Source: BBC News Ayanna Pressley is set to become the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress in Massachusetts, following a primary upset. The 44-year-old Boston city councillor beat […]
Myanmar military accused of genocide
Debating the definition of genocide will not save the Rohingya Source: The Guardian A UN report has accused the Myanmar military of genocide. The report is being taken, by some at least, […]
Pope Francis is facing the greatest challenge of his papacy
As crisis envelops Catholic Church, is Pope Francis facing a ‘watershed moment’? Source: Washington Post By Chico Harlan September 3 ROME — For some, the accusations sending tremors through the Catholic Church […]
Should You Track Your Teen’s Location?
Source: New York Times By Lisa Damour If you want to start a heated debate, ask a group of parents what they think about using technology to track a teenager’s location. […]
Upholding minorities’ rights is the responsibility of an Islamic republic: Fawad Chaudhry
Source: Dawn Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday asserted that it is the responsibility of an Islamic republic to uphold the rights of its minorities. Chaudhry’s statement comes a day after he defended the appointment of leading international academic Atif Mian to the government’s Economic Advisory Council amidst a […]
What Can the 1.3 Billion Catholics Find in Islam: As It is Rocked by the Child Abuse by the Priests
Suggested Reading for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century Deciding to Leave: The Last Straw that Broke a Catholic’s Back! Why it’s so hard to hold […]
Ahmadiyya Issue?
Source: Daily Time The Ahmadia issue has, yet again, come in to the limelight within the political arena. But this time the victims are not just the Ahmadis alone. The current dispute seems to have been triggered by the so-called change in the oath regarding the clause of Khatam-e-Nabuwat in […]
Catholic Church: Poster Child for What is Wrong with Organized Religion
Catholicism has experienced a greater net loss due to religious switching than has any other religious tradition in the U.S. https://t.co/c8HI8JVJ7C pic.twitter.com/mzQmJUb5TC — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) September 5, 2018 Suggested Reading for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century 7 facts about American Catholics Deciding to […]
Video: What Does a Catholic Find in the Prophet Muhammad?
One of the drawing Islamic features to me is Prophet Muhammad’s humility & humaneness. The universality of his message appeals to me. He gave a code of conduct of respect […]
New book by Woodward says Trump wanted Syrian leader killed
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order on strengthening retirement security in America at Harris […]
Pakistan elects new President from ruling party
NATION & WORLD Pakistan elects new president from ruling party The Associated Press September 04, 2018 08:34 AM ISLAMABAD Pakistani lawmakers elected a nominee from Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party […]
Why is the President of a Jewish group defending Pakistan?
By Seema Sirohi , ET Bureau| Sep 04, 2018, Pakistan’s star continues to dim in Washington as a country that breeds terrorists and nukes with equal opportunity. It has no real well-wishers left in the US Congress or the Pentagon, and these days even the State Department struggles mightily to […]
The Grand Bazaar: The beating heart of Istanbul for five centuries
ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL 89-year-old Şemsettin Şengör has spent most of his life in the carpet shop he began working in at the age of 6. Once a center of […]
Gambia: Barrow receives International Association of Ahmadi architects, engineers
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 His Excellency President Adama Barrow on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, received in audience the members of the International Association of Ahmadi Architects and Engineers. The […]
Dynamic Religious Movements
Dynamic Religious Movements Edited by David Hesselgrave Publishers: Baker Book House, Michigan (1978) Asif M Basit The last four decades of the twentieth-century saw a major shift in […]
Roseanne Khawaja: The Jeddah teenager that’s on a mission to change the world
Updated 2 min 46 sec ago ARAB NEWS September 04, 2018 Khawaja set up “Us the Youth,” a nonprofit organization that aims to tackle global issues The organization was […]
Jalaluddin Haqqani: From a CIA acolyte to a fierce anti-US insurgent
BAKER ATYANI September 04, 2018 The Taliban have undoubtedly lost one of their key figures with the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani. He was not from the founding fathers, but […]